Access

GPS coordinates :25°31'87,7''Nx119°51'13,2''EHaitan dao is an island ! Take a boat transit on mainland, at Daqiu city (less than 15 minutes).On the island use public transport or use local hospitality ("but what the hell are you doing with that long bag ?!") , go to Pingtan village and follow the way to Haitan wan ('Haitan bay'). The wave is there, on the South side.

English (Translate this text in English): GPS coordinates :<br />25°31'87,7''Nx119°51'13,2''E<br />Haitan dao is an island ! Take a boat transit on mainland, at Daqiu city (less than 15 minutes).<br />On the island use public transport or use local hospitality (&quot;but what the hell are you doing with that long bag ?!&quot;) , go to Pingtan village and follow the way to Haitan wan ('Haitan bay'). The wave is there, on the South side.

English (Translate this text in English): GPS coordinates :&lt;br &#47;&gt;25°31'87,7''Nx119°51'13,2''E&lt;br &#47;&gt;Haitan dao is an island ! Take a boat transit on mainland, at Daqiu city (less than 15 minutes).&lt;br &#47;&gt;On the island use public transport or use local hospitality (&amp;quot;but what the hell are you doing with that long bag ?!&amp;quot;) , go to Pingtan village and follow the way to Haitan wan ('Haitan bay'). The wave is there, on the South side.

English (Translate this text in English): GPS coordinates :&amp;lt;br &amp;#47;&amp;gt;25°31'87,7''Nx119°51'13,2''E&amp;lt;br &amp;#47;&amp;gt;Haitan dao is an island ! Take a boat transit on mainland, at Daqiu city (less than 15 minutes).&amp;lt;br &amp;#47;&amp;gt;On the island use public transport or use local hospitality (&amp;amp;quot;but what the hell are you doing with that long bag ?!&amp;amp;quot;) , go to Pingtan village and follow the way to Haitan wan ('Haitan bay'). The wave is there, on the South side.

Distance

Walk

Easy to find?

Public access?

Special access

Surf Spot Characteristics

Surf Spot Quality

Wave quality

Experience

Frequency

Wave

Type

Direction

Bottom

Power

Normal length

Good day length

Tide, Swell and Wind

Good swell direction,

Good wind direction, ,

Swell sizeStarts working at and holds up to

Best tide position

Best tide movement

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Week crowd

Week-end crowd

Webcam url

Dangers

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Additional Information

The island receives swell only from North (Taiwan Strait) and with several other bays and beaches, it can handle several swell size, from medium to big-big.

English (Translate this text in English): The island receives swell only from North (Taiwan Strait) and with several other bays and beaches, it can handle several swell size, from medium to big-big.

English (Translate this text in English): The island receives swell only from North (Taiwan Strait) and with several other bays and beaches, it can handle several swell size, from medium to big-big.

English (Translate this text in English): The island receives swell only from North (Taiwan Strait) and with several other bays and beaches, it can handle several swell size, from medium to big-big.

Atmosphere

There are NO LOCAL SURFERS.Kids and fishermen will come by to look at you, take time to explain.Accomodations can be found in Pingtan but expect no Western style hotel.Check the travel guide online at www.CathaySeas.com, "Have a clue" page.

English (Translate this text in English): There are NO LOCAL SURFERS.<br />Kids and fishermen will come by to look at you, take time to explain.<br />Accomodations can be found in Pingtan but expect no Western style hotel.<br />Check the travel guide online at www.CathaySeas.com, &quot;Have a clue&quot; page.

English (Translate this text in English): There are NO LOCAL SURFERS.&lt;br &#47;&gt;Kids and fishermen will come by to look at you, take time to explain.&lt;br &#47;&gt;Accomodations can be found in Pingtan but expect no Western style hotel.&lt;br &#47;&gt;Check the travel guide online at www.CathaySeas.com, &amp;quot;Have a clue&amp;quot; page.

English (Translate this text in English): There are NO LOCAL SURFERS.&amp;lt;br &amp;#47;&amp;gt;Kids and fishermen will come by to look at you, take time to explain.&amp;lt;br &amp;#47;&amp;gt;Accomodations can be found in Pingtan but expect no Western style hotel.&amp;lt;br &amp;#47;&amp;gt;Check the travel guide online at www.CathaySeas.com, &amp;amp;quot;Have a clue&amp;amp;quot; page.

General

Good shelter to leave the crowds on mainland (i'm not talking about surfers !), Haitan Dao island is a funny surf trip with good waves on a regular basis.

English (Translate this text in English): Good shelter to leave the crowds on mainland (i'm not talking about surfers !), Haitan Dao island is a funny surf trip with good waves on a regular basis.

English (Translate this text in English): Good shelter to leave the crowds on mainland (i'm not talking about surfers !), Haitan Dao island is a funny surf trip with good waves on a regular basis.

English (Translate this text in English): Good shelter to leave the crowds on mainland (i'm not talking about surfers !), Haitan Dao island is a funny surf trip with good waves on a regular basis.

Comments

anybody surfing in Fujian?? - Hi, i am new living in Fuzhou and d love to surf around... i am planning to go to Haitan Dao this weekend.. anyone up to? i have a car and few surfboards... hope to meeet a surfer in this area one of these days? :-)

surfer - anyone here in xiamen city china would want to explore hatian dao,im a sponger from philippines

By Willy
, 22-11-2006

Waves - It's funny, i was just looking at google earth as i saw on the swell chart a good swell hitting China,did a search for Haitan Dao and found this.The bay east of Houtian looks like it would have a good left point setup.Anyone surf it?

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